House Finches Foraging in 720p HD

[eric5335]

Where was this recorded? In the woodland? And was the sound of the birds recorded in the morning?

[jcmegabyte]

This was filmed in my backyard, which is in a fairly wooded neighborhood, although I wouldn't call it a woodland - more of a wooded suburbia. There were LOTS of birds and other wildlife vocalizing, but these birds were fairly quiet while foraging, so only a few of the sounds you hear in the video were from them. The time was 7am to 8am - about the time our birds are at their noisiest! :-)

[CainBitterman]

whoa, the yellow one. Is that a mutation?

[jcmegabyte]

The males show quite a bit of variation... I've seen them with colored head plumage ranging all the way from deep red through orange to yellow and occasionally with little or no color at all, so that they look more like the females. I get the feeling that the ones with more red are more mature and perhaps more attractive to the females, as I see more of the deep red ones nesting than the other colors.

[CainBitterman]

House finches, eh? Been trying to figure out that name for a while.

There's a nest of them in a hanging plant on my porch. The mother still feeds them by mouth. The father shows up... when he feels like it. What a sight.

[jcmegabyte]

Thanks for watching! They definitely like to nest under eves and other sheltered places on and around human dwellings - perhaps why they call them "house" finches... Dunno, but I have a couple of spots where they nest several times every year and it's neat to watch them their families but they can be VERY noisy and messy too! :-)

[ingridgott]

oh lovely sweet que bello los  pajaros

[jcmegabyte]

These are quite common birds in my area - the males have differet colored head plumage - yellow, orange or red. Thanks for watching :-)

[jasena09]

Lovely birds..I

I love them..

Thanks for the show!

[jcmegabyte]

Thanks for checking them out! :-)

[jcmegabyte]

Thanks so much for your attention and kind words :-)

[carlogiove63]

Bellissimo

[jcmegabyte]

Thanks!  =)

[nutier]

Very nice video ! I like beautiful birds so much . Thank you for sharing , 5* .

nutier

[jcmegabyte]

So glad you enjoyed - thanks for visiting! =)

[PowderSpirit3]

my entire being is stirred by what you share - i always have been, I am and I always will be so conected to nature:)

thankYOU

[jcmegabyte]

So glad you are enjoying these - much more to come! :-)

[jcmegabyte]

Thanks so much for watching! :-)

[TheMirrorCracked]

House finches are one of my favorite birds. They're so fussy; it's unusual to see them being so peaceful and quiet. They do enjoy a good brawl--they're kind of redneck-y that way. I love them anyhow.

[jcmegabyte]

I've always liked them too. They've been a "staple" bird in my area as long as I can remember. I even found and kept an injured female as a pet for many years. They are as easy to take care of as a Canary. It was funny that when the window was open, the finches outside would hear her and would come to the window to "hang out", or more likely, to see what there was to eat inside! :-)

[TheMirrorCracked]

I found a European starling when he was a day or so old and raised him. I had him for five years; he was a wonderful pet and I loved him dearly. A lot of people don't like starlings, but they do have a reputation for being good pets.